Resins & Additives at NPE2018: Spotlight on Performance, Economy, Sustainability
NPE will host lots of news in engineered thermoplastic compounds, customized TPEs, polyolefins for packaging, bioplastics, recycled content compounds, purging agents, 3D printing materials, and a slew of innovative additives.

Higher Prices for Commodity Resins
Only PP is facing a downward correction.

Resin Supply/Demand & Sustainability Were Key Themes at Global Plastics Summit
Speakers at fifth annual summit deem sustainability crucial to growth in packaging while forecasting trends in key materials.

Highlights from Global Plastics Summit 2017
Sustainability, resin supply/demand and pricing among highlights for the fifth GPS event.

Enhanced Interactive Tool for Predicting Multilayer Film Performance
Nova Chemicals’ Multilayer Property Predictor helps processors predict the performance of complex film structures.

Packaging: New Shelf-Life Extending Packaging Technologies
Both Nova Chemicals and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical North America will debut novel flexible food packaging technologies at Pack Expo 2017.

Nova Chemicals Starts Up World-Scale LLDPE Reactor
This reactor is the first new LLDPE reactor in the Americas in over a decade.

K 2016 Preview: Materials & Additives
Driving the wide range of new developments in engineered plastics and additives are higher performance, safety, and sustainability.

Nova Chemicals Opens New Center for Performance Applications
Facility expansion and equipment investments expected to boost innovation and customer collaboration within PE business.

First Aseptic Carton Bottle for Enriched Dairy Products
Nova Chemicals and Tetra Pak collaboration has led to recent commercialization of novel package.

MATERIALS: High-Performance LLDPE for Heavy-Duty Sacks
Nova's new octene copolymer LLDPE's distinct molecular architecture delivers a previously unavailable mix of properties.

High-Moisture Barrier sHDPE Gets Increasing Play in Flexible Food Packaging
sHDPE from Nova Chemical offers excellent moisture barrier in "easy open" cereal and cracker packages.

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Line to Enhance Customer Collaboration
It's said to be a first for PE resin producers in North America.

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Coextrusion Line to Enhance Customer Collab
As part of a several upgrades at its Calgary R&D facility, Nova Chemicals has installed a semi-commercial scale nine-layer blown film coextrusion line.

PE Spot Prices Down; More Contract Price Reductions Likely
A second PE supplier has offered a PE contract price reduction, while spot prices tumble as available supply swells.

A Step In 'Right' Direction: Nova Chem. Drops PE Contract Prices
One major PE player is offering the first reduction on PE contract prices in two years. Will others see fit to do the same?

Some Highlights From Global Plastics Summit 2014
GPS 2014 zeroed-in on the industry's challenges and opportunities.